The Day in Pop Digest for 4/01/11: (Jam!) The patriarch of the sibling piano group 5 Browns was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison by a judge in Provo, Utah for sexually abusing his daughters when they were children, a report said Thursday more
(Spin) Early Kanye West beats, reportedly from his pre-Def Jam days, have leaked online. Jensen Karp of hip-hop website The Hypemen discovered a CD labeled "Kanye West Beats" while rummaging through storage bins in his garage more(BBC) Mad Men creator Matt Weiner has signed a new contract with producers that could mean a further three seasons of the award-winning US ad agency drama. more
(FMQB) Katy Perry's far-out video for "E.T.," the fourth single from her album Teenage Dream, debuted online yesterday. The clip, which co-stars Kanye West, find Perry playing an alien entity floating in space and gradually evolving into a more humanoid appearance upon landing on Earth (some time in the far future). Meanwhile, West flies around in his own spaceship and contributing his guest vocals to the song. You can watch the "E.T." video here
(Billboard) Britney Spears may have lost Enrique Iglesias as a touring partner this week, but she has other options in mind. "I think Usher's really great right now," she tells MTV News more
(Billboard) Britney Spears is poised to score her sixth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart next week, although its sales will be sharply lower than for her previous release. more
(Billboard) "Two Against One," a Jack White-assisted track on Danger Mouse's spaghetti western-inspired project "Rome," has hit the Internet more
(BBC) Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and singer Alicia Keys are to direct short films about breast cancer, due to be aired on US cable network Lifetime more
(Billboard) Canadian pop star Michael Buble married Argentine TV actress Luisana Lopilato in a civil ceremony on Thursday more
(BBC) Australian band Men At Work lose an appeal against a court ruling that their hit Down Under was partially copied from a folk song. more
(Billboard) While last week's "American Idol" elimination saw Casey Abrams saved by the judges, last night's (Mar. 31) episode sent two contestants (Naima Adedapo, Thia Megia ) packing, with nine remaining. more
(FMQB) The Justin Bieber movie Never Say Never will be out on DVD and Blu-ray on May 13. The Blu-ray/DVD combo will offer some extra footage, such as a dance-off between Bieber and his crew and more
